| Autor: |
Mubuuke Aloysius Gonzaga, Byanyima K. Rosemary, Businge Francis, Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde |
| Rok vydání: |
2010 |
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| Zdroj: |
Radiography. 16:56-61 |
| ISSN: |
1078-8174 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.radi.2009.09.003 |
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Introduction The Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University is the oldest health professions training institution in East Africa having started in 1924. The radiography degree course started in 2001 and Makerere remains the only institution in the East African region offering this degree course. The faculty adopted a Problem based Learning/Community based education curriculum in order to stimulate students' interests to consider working in rural areas. Attracting and retaining radiographers and other health professionals in rural areas is a recognized problem in Uganda and overseas and strategic actions to enhance the rural health workforce and its ability to deliver the required services are paramount. A range of factors in different domains can be associated with recruitment and retention. By consulting students, some of these factors can be identified and addressed. Methodology It was a descriptive exploratory study involving 31 students. Data was collected through a questionnaire and focus group discussions. Results 58% of the students reported that they would consider rural radiography practice while 42% would not. Key motivational factors cited to work in rural areas were; attractive salaries/incentives, community based training curricular, opportunities for further training and well equipped rural health facilities. Conclusion This study has shown that students would consider working in rural areas provided the working conditions are improved upon. |
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OpenAIRE |
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